Friday, October 14, 2011

*Last Day of the Quarter - 1st quarter grades will be out next week!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in 1st Quarter Calendars and Study Guides
• Take 1st Quarter Benchmark Test (will be counted as 10% of the semester grade)
• Sit in silence and contemplate how smart you are! :)

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE - ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! :)

Thursday, October 13, 2011

*Benchmark Exam tomorrow - is 10% of your semester grade!  STUDY STUDY STUDY*
Review the Rock Cycle in an awesome video made by Shannon Reid!  Great Job!
         Rock Cycle Video

AGENDA:

• Work on Benchmark Study Guide
• Ask Mrs. H questions about the study guide.

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish and study benchmark study guide
2. STUDY STUDY STUDY  for tomorrows benchmark test!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

~Minimum day today - school is out at 12:30 for students.~
*Rocks TEST and NOTEBOOK due today!*
**Friday is the last day of the quarter - study for the benchmark test!**

AGENDA:

• Turn in notebooks
• Take Rocks test
• Begin Benchmark Study guide

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: Benchmark study guide - do as much as you can tonight! :)  Do the easy questions first!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

*NOTEBOOKS and ROCKS TEST tomorrow.  There will be 0 time to work on notebooks in class tomorrow, so make sure they are ready to turn in!!
**Friday is the end of the quarter and we are taking the benchmark.  Be sure to review chapters 1, 2, 12, 13, and 3 and complete the study guide you will get tomorrow!**
- Tomorrow is an early out day - school ends at 12:30!-

AGENDA:

• Review Sed Rocks Chart / finish notes
• Sed Rocks Lab
• Notebook and homework time - use this time well as notebooks are due immediately upon arrival to class tomorrow!

HOMEWORK:

1. Sed Rocks Lab questions
2. Notebook - due tomorrow
3. STUDY FOR ROCKS TEST TOMORROW!

NOTEBOOK
LEFT SIDE                                RIGHT SIDE
21. Sed Rocks Notes                22. Sed Rocks Q's
23. Sed Rocks LAB*                24. Sed Rocks Lab q's

Earlier notebook pages are listed on earlier posts. 

Monday, October 10, 2011

*Rocks TEST and NOTEBOOK on Wednesday!*
**QUARTER ENDS FRIDAY- BENCHMARK TEST = 10% OF SEMESTER GRADE SO STUDY HARD!!!**

OBJECTIVE:
#4. Describe sedimentary rocks and how they form.

AGENDA:

• Stamp vocab cards & turn in grade printouts
• Sedimentary Rocks Notes
• Homework & Notebook time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tuesday: Sed Rocks Questions
2. Due Wednesday: Rocks Notebook
3. STUDY FOR ROCKS TEST ON WEDNESDAY!

Friday, October 7, 2011

*NOTEBOOKS AND TEST for Rocks Unit next Wednesday!!*
**End of Quarter is next Friday (in 1 week)!  Work hard to earn the grade that you want!**

AGENDA:

• Finish Metamorphic Rocks Notes
• Meta Rx LAB
• Hand out current grade printouts to get signed.
• Notebook and Vocab time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Lab Questions
2. Due Monday: ALL VOCAB CARDS - DEFINTIONS AND PICTURES!
3. Due Monday: Parent Signature on grade printout.
4. Due Wednesday: Rocks Notebook

NOTEBOOK
LEFT SIDE                              RIGHT SIDE
17. Meta Rocks Notes             18. Meta Rocks Questions
19. Meta Rocks LAB*             20. Meta Rx Lab Questions

Thursday, October 6, 2011

*NOTEBOOKS AND TEST  on ROCKS next Wednesday!  This is the last test and notebook of the quarter!*

OBJECTIVE:
#3. Explain what metamorphic rocks are and how they form.

AGENDA:

• Igneous Rocks QUIZ
• Metamorphic Rocks Notes
• Notebook and Homework time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: Meta Rocks Notes questions
2. Due Monday: Ch. 3 Vocab
3. Due Wednesday: Rocks Notebook

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

*2 WEEKS LEFT IN THE QUARTER - WORK HARD TO GET YOUR GRADES UP!!*

OBJECTIVE:
#2. Describe the two types of igneous rocks and how they form.

AGENDA:

• Stamp homework questions
• Igneous Rocks Lab
• Notebook and Vocabulary word time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Thursday: Igneous Rocks Lab questions
2. Due Monday: Vocab words (3 pages)
1. shoud be able to define and draw pictures for the following words today:  Rock, Rock Cycle, Igneous Rock, Magma, Lava, Intrusive Igneous Rock, Extrusive Igneous Rock, Porphyritic Texture, Coarse Grained, Fine Grained.

NOTEBOOK:
LEFT SIDE                                 RIGHT SIDE
1. Rocks!                                    2. Objectives
3. Vocab p. 1                              4. Sentences (x1)
5. Vocab p. 2                              6. Sentences (x1)
7. Vocab p. 2                              8. Sentences (x1)
9. Rock Cycle Reading               10. Reading questions*
11. Rock Cycle Art*                  12. Rock Cycle Questions*
13. Igneous Rock Notes             14. Questions*
15. Ig Rocks Lab                       16. Lab Questions*

~Notebooks will be due next Wednesday and cannot be accepted late, as it is the end of the quarter.  Make sure you are staying on top of it!!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

*END OF QUARTER IN 2 WEEKS!!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review homework
• Igneous Rocks Notes
• Igneous Rocks photos
• Igneous Rocks questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday: Igneous Rocks questions
2. Due Monday: Vocab cards

Monday, October 3, 2011

*2 weeks left in the quarter!!  Study and work hard and do what you need to do to bring your grades up!

OBJECTIVE:
#1. Describe what the rock cycle is and what it shows us about rocks.

AGENDA:

• Stamp rock cycle reading questions
• Rock Cycle Art and questions
• A rock cycle that is SIMILAR but not the same as the one in class.
• Rock Cycle Web sites to help you:
• Interactive Rock Cycle- great animations!!
• Good Animation of how Rock Cycle Works

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tuesday: Rock Cycle art and questions